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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Neal scored at a decent rate everywhere he played. There was no reason in my opinion that Treliving couldn't have expected that. Plus he has a bit of a nasty edge that the team was missing. On paper, he was exactly what the team needed and I don't blame him at all for signing Neal. It just didn't work out... it happens.
I figured there was a really good chance that he would light it up on another team. Players just don't typically fall off a cliff that quickly.
I still don't mind the trade as it is likely that Neal would still be twisting in the wind if he was on the Flames. At least Lucic adds something and I actually don't think he has been as bad as people are saying. He was involved on a couple of plays that could have been decent chances if his linemates didn't blow it (looking at you last night Sam Bennett).
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I think the mistake I'm looking at is not in stats. I agree it looked good on paper (so did Brouwer). I think there was some inside intelligence he needed from, for example, Vegas, regarding Neal ion and out of the room. And that info is a big reason why they cut ties so quickly.